Best History Museums Spot List

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

Learn from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

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